OT: FOFC Historical Date/Event Draft - Draft Thread - Page 4

Barkeep49 · 10-09-2007, 06:43 PM

With 2.10 I'm going to take the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb 9, 1964. Certainly not a counter to the American Centric charge, but a famous moment in television history, with-out a doubt. Perhaps the most famous moment for the best band in English speaking history. I'm going to put in Television for the time being.

I need to think for a few minutes on 3.1 as I'd hoped to nab Caesar here.

Barkeep49 · 10-09-2007, 06:49 PM

Ok I'm going to go with a slight (ok total) stretch pick here, but I'd really had my heart set on Caesar and I'm worried about finding anything of substance in this category later on.

With pick 3.1 I'm going to pick November 12, 1955 at precisely 10:04 PM. Everyone knows that lightening strikes the clock tower at that moment allowing Marty McFly to return to 1985 safe and sound.

Quite frankly beyond Caesar being killed I can't think of any dates associated with fiction and this seems like a solid one in a tough category.

Neon_Chaos · 10-09-2007, 06:50 PM

Boo. Boo on the Beatles pick.

Radii · 10-09-2007, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

With pick 3.1 I'm going to pick November 12, 1955 at precisely 10:04 PM. Everyone knows that lightening strikes the clock tower at that moment allowing Marty McFly to return to 1985 safe and sound.

Brilliant IMO

Neon_Chaos · 10-09-2007, 06:54 PM

Aaaaand... Barkeep is just going to kill us with his picks.

Buccaneer · 10-09-2007, 07:18 PM

The Beatles were my second choice for TV but I went instead with the most watched TV event.

I love the Back to the Future pick, far better than something (Caeser) that only a few would know.

Mustang · 10-09-2007, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

With pick 3.1 I'm going to pick November 12, 1955 at precisely 10:04 PM. Everyone knows that lightening strikes the clock tower at that moment allowing Marty McFly to return to 1985 safe and sound.

Nice.

Actually what the intent was. A purely fictional event on a date.

TredWel · 10-09-2007, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

With pick 3.1 I'm going to pick November 12, 1955 at precisely 10:04 PM. Everyone knows that lightening strikes the clock tower at that moment allowing Marty McFly to return to 1985 safe and sound.

I was actually seriously considering going with this one at 3.2. Great pick.

lordscarlet · 10-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

With 2.10 I'm going to take the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb 9, 1964. Certainly not a counter to the American Centric charge, but a famous moment in television history, with-out a doubt. Perhaps the most famous moment for the best band in English speaking history. I'm going to put in Television for the time being.

I need to think for a few minutes on 3.1 as I'd hoped to nab Caesar here.

I think it'll be much harder to not have an American-Centric television event.

Barkeep49 · 10-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TredWel

I was actually seriously considering going with this one at 3.2. Great pick.

That makes me feel a lot better. I appreciate all the kind words everyone has had for the pick. Perhaps not quite the stretch that I thought

.

TredWel · 10-09-2007, 07:36 PM

One of the most destructive events in American History. About 3,000 people died, and between half and three-quarters of the city's population were rendered homeless.

3.2: Natural Disaster - April 18, 1906 - San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.

Buccaneer · 10-09-2007, 07:38 PM

DAGNABBIT. That was going to MY pick.

That is the most famous natural disaster in US history, along with Katrina for those with short memories. Damn.

Barkeep49 · 10-09-2007, 07:45 PM

I like the San Francisco pick a lot. It was definitely the #1 pick on my draft board at that position (though I'd forgotten about Viscivious).

oliegirl · 10-09-2007, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

I like the San Francisco pick a lot. It was definitely the #1 pick on my draft board at that position (though I'd forgotten about Viscivious).

Uhh...did you mean Vesuvius????

Greyroofoo · 10-09-2007, 08:00 PM

Oh, if anyone wants to get some good points from this voter my birthday is May 4th (Date of Death is to be announced)

Barkeep49 · 10-09-2007, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliegirl

Uhh...did you mean Vesuvius????

Yeah. Spelling isn't my thing.

Coffee Warlord · 10-09-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

That makes me feel a lot better. I appreciate all the kind words everyone has had for the pick. Perhaps not quite the stretch that I thought

.

Heh, the peanut gallery had that one in mind, too.

ntndeacon · 10-10-2007, 12:04 AM

This might be a bit early but fictional dates seem to be a thinner category. This date is now celebrated throughout the world as Bloomsday...
Fictional Dates: June 16, 1904 The day in Ulysses. (Leopold Bloom walks around Dublin)

Greyroofoo · 10-10-2007, 12:06 AM

I have no idea what that date means

Neon_Chaos · 10-10-2007, 12:09 AM

Neither do I.

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 12:17 AM

And, I too, do not know what that date is....

ntndeacon · 10-10-2007, 12:32 AM

obviously it will drop me down then.
The Book Ulysses by James Joyce tells of Leopold Blooms travels through Dublin on June 16 1904. It sorta follows the Homer story of Odesseuss

Maple Leafs · 10-10-2007, 09:38 AM

3.4 - November 9, 1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall (politics)

I think everyone who's old enough remembers watching the aftermath on television. The part of the story that not everybody knows is that this monumental event in history was basically an accident. German officials had decided to ease some of the restrictions on travel, but the official who made the public announcement had just returned from vacation and wasn't clear on the details. He was handed a note before his press conference with incomplete information and the day's date on it. He read it out loud on live TV without fully understanding what it would mean.

Tens of thousands heard the announcement and flooded the wall, nobody would authorize the guards to use force, and the checkpoints opened. The rest was, literally, history.

Radii · 10-10-2007, 09:39 AM

3.5 - December 28th, 1958 - Baltimore 23, New York 17 (OT) - NFL Championship Game (Television Moment)

This obviously could go in the sports category as well, but the tie-in to television is critical to the lore behind this game. As a television event, this game was televised nationally, a rarity at the time. The game was also the first sudden death overtime game ever in the NFL.

This game is dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and is seen as the launching point of the NFL towards the incredible popularity that it has now, and the incredible television viewing event that every Sunday in the fall and winter has become.

This game doesn't have nearly the significance in NFL lore without Television.

Radii · 10-10-2007, 09:39 AM

good pick maple leafs, I would not have thought of that.

Buccaneer · 10-10-2007, 09:48 AM

I'm going to work now and will try to keep up via email to Mustang. I copied the first post so I know where were are as of now but if Mustang can update me via email (I'll send the first one), we can keep this moving. Thanks.

Coffee Warlord · 10-10-2007, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

3.4 - November 9, 1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall (politics)

Nice one.

Maple Leafs · 10-10-2007, 11:09 AM

Bump for Path 12?

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 11:11 AM

Any anyone catches any 'oopsies' let me know. Saw that I didn't have Dec 26th blacked out.

path12 · 10-10-2007, 11:13 AM

Hang on a sec, west coast you know......

path12 · 10-10-2007, 11:16 AM

October 31, 1517 -- Martin Luther starts the Reformation with his 95 Theses.
(Pre 17th Century Europe)

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 11:42 AM

Thought someone would have tried to hang something related to Halloween on 10/31

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 11:43 AM

Waiting on Buc but, if nothing in 15 mins, gotta step away for an hour.

So, if anyone wants to PM their next picks, have at it.

Maple Leafs · 10-10-2007, 11:49 AM

Mustang, Bucc had mentioned he was going to send a pick when you e-mailed him.

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 01:57 PM

Yep, tried to get it before I left.

Bucc selects

19th Century - April 14, 1865: Lincoln's Assassination

Barkeep49 · 10-10-2007, 01:59 PM

Good pick by Bucc. I definitely had that on my list of Births/Deaths

larrymcg421 · 10-10-2007, 02:24 PM

Picking now...

larrymcg421 · 10-10-2007, 02:31 PM

Politics:

May 17, 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education decision handed down by Supreme Court

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 02:50 PM

3.9 - (birthday/death) June 10 323 BC, Alexander the Great dies. By the time of his death, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the known world.

(On a side note, I really wanted the Magna Carta signing to be my political event but, it was blocked)

Neon_Chaos · 10-10-2007, 03:09 PM

Oh great. My turn?

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 03:11 PM

Yes but, you have time. I have to step out.

Neon_Chaos · 10-10-2007, 03:13 PM

3.10 - Politics: Nov. 19, 1863. The Gettysburg Address. One of the most quoted speeches in United States history, and Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. "Four score and seven years ago..."

4.1 will have to take me some more time to think about...

Neon_Chaos · 10-10-2007, 03:21 PM

4.1 Television: March 21, 1980, Who Shot JR? In a stroke of brilliance, the CBS show Dallas ended its season with a major cliffhanger, who shot JR Ewing? This one event ushered in the practice of ending seasons with cliffhangers to hang on to viewership. This remains as the single most watched non-series-ending episode of any TV series in the entire world.

To quote Wikipedia regarding the worldwide reach of the event:

During the summer of 1980, the question "Who shot J.R.?" was asked in everyday conversations across America and worldwide. T-shirts printed with such references as "Who Shot J.R.?" and "I Shot J.R.!" became common over the summer. Betting parlors worldwide took bets as to which one of the 10 or so principal characters had actually pulled the trigger. A session of the Turkish parliament was suspended to allow legislators a chance to get home in time to view the Dallas episode.

sabotai · 10-10-2007, 03:34 PM

And Neon_Chaos has secured SkyDog's vote.

Barkeep49 · 10-10-2007, 03:36 PM

I think those are both solid picks. I particularly like the Who Shot JR pick. A landmark moment indeed in television history.

Mustang · 10-10-2007, 05:21 PM

Politics : 1/30/33 - Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany

Coffee Warlord · 10-10-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Politics : 1/30/33 - Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany

You Nazi bastard.

(Kidding of course. Nice pick - one I never thought of)

Buccaneer · 10-10-2007, 07:15 PM

There were 5 TV moments I had in mind: MASH, JR and one other. It's like the Civil War one where the choices were all equally good.

larrymcg421 · 10-10-2007, 07:59 PM

This one kinda fits coming right after....

Sports: June 22, 1937 - Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling

Buccaneer · 10-10-2007, 08:14 PM

Potluck: November 29, 1623 - First Thanksgiving

10-09-2007, 06:50 PM	#153
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Boo. Boo on the Beatles pick. __________________ Come and see.

10-09-2007, 06:54 PM	#155
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Aaaaand... Barkeep is just going to kill us with his picks. __________________ Come and see.

10-09-2007, 07:36 PM	#161
TredWel High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Old Forge, PA	One of the most destructive events in American History. About 3,000 people died, and between half and three-quarters of the city's population were rendered homeless. 3.2: Natural Disaster - April 18, 1906 - San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. __________________ There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people...religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. - Linus Van Pelt

10-09-2007, 07:45 PM	#163
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I like the San Francisco pick a lot. It was definitely the #1 pick on my draft board at that position (though I'd forgotten about Viscivious). Last edited by Barkeep49 : 10-09-2007 at 07:45 PM.

10-10-2007, 12:04 AM	#168
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	This might be a bit early but fictional dates seem to be a thinner category. This date is now celebrated throughout the world as Bloomsday... Fictional Dates: June 16, 1904 The day in Ulysses. (Leopold Bloom walks around Dublin) Last edited by ntndeacon : 10-10-2007 at 12:33 AM. Reason: can't remember main character's name. so had to fix it.

10-09-2007, 06:43 PM	#151
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	With 2.10 I'm going to take the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb 9, 1964. Certainly not a counter to the American Centric charge, but a famous moment in television history, with-out a doubt. Perhaps the most famous moment for the best band in English speaking history. I'm going to put in Television for the time being. I need to think for a few minutes on 3.1 as I'd hoped to nab Caesar here.

10-09-2007, 06:49 PM	#152
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Ok I'm going to go with a slight (ok total) stretch pick here, but I'd really had my heart set on Caesar and I'm worried about finding anything of substance in this category later on. With pick 3.1 I'm going to pick November 12, 1955 at precisely 10:04 PM. Everyone knows that lightening strikes the clock tower at that moment allowing Marty McFly to return to 1985 safe and sound. Quite frankly beyond Caesar being killed I can't think of any dates associated with fiction and this seems like a solid one in a tough category.

10-09-2007, 07:18 PM	#156
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	The Beatles were my second choice for TV but I went instead with the most watched TV event. I love the Back to the Future pick, far better than something (Caeser) that only a few would know.

10-09-2007, 07:38 PM	#162
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	DAGNABBIT. That was going to MY pick. That is the most famous natural disaster in US history, along with Katrina for those with short memories. Damn.

10-09-2007, 08:00 PM	#165
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	Oh, if anyone wants to get some good points from this voter my birthday is May 4th (Date of Death is to be announced)

10-10-2007, 12:06 AM	#169
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	I have no idea what that date means

10-10-2007, 12:09 AM	#170
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Neither do I. __________________ Come and see.

10-10-2007, 12:17 AM	#171
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	And, I too, do not know what that date is.... __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

10-10-2007, 12:32 AM	#172
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	obviously it will drop me down then. The Book Ulysses by James Joyce tells of Leopold Blooms travels through Dublin on June 16 1904. It sorta follows the Homer story of Odesseuss

10-10-2007, 09:38 AM	#173
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	3.4 - November 9, 1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall (politics) I think everyone who's old enough remembers watching the aftermath on television. The part of the story that not everybody knows is that this monumental event in history was basically an accident. German officials had decided to ease some of the restrictions on travel, but the official who made the public announcement had just returned from vacation and wasn't clear on the details. He was handed a note before his press conference with incomplete information and the day's date on it. He read it out loud on live TV without fully understanding what it would mean. Tens of thousands heard the announcement and flooded the wall, nobody would authorize the guards to use force, and the checkpoints opened. The rest was, literally, history. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

10-10-2007, 09:39 AM	#174
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	3.5 - December 28th, 1958 - Baltimore 23, New York 17 (OT) - NFL Championship Game (Television Moment) This obviously could go in the sports category as well, but the tie-in to television is critical to the lore behind this game. As a television event, this game was televised nationally, a rarity at the time. The game was also the first sudden death overtime game ever in the NFL. This game is dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and is seen as the launching point of the NFL towards the incredible popularity that it has now, and the incredible television viewing event that every Sunday in the fall and winter has become. This game doesn't have nearly the significance in NFL lore without Television.

10-10-2007, 09:39 AM	#175
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	good pick maple leafs, I would not have thought of that.

10-10-2007, 09:48 AM	#176
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	I'm going to work now and will try to keep up via email to Mustang. I copied the first post so I know where were are as of now but if Mustang can update me via email (I'll send the first one), we can keep this moving. Thanks.

10-10-2007, 11:09 AM	#178
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Bump for Path 12? __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

10-10-2007, 11:11 AM	#179
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Any anyone catches any 'oopsies' let me know. Saw that I didn't have Dec 26th blacked out. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

10-10-2007, 11:13 AM	#180
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Hang on a sec, west coast you know...... __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

10-10-2007, 11:16 AM	#181
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	October 31, 1517 -- Martin Luther starts the Reformation with his 95 Theses. (Pre 17th Century Europe) __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

10-10-2007, 11:42 AM	#182
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Thought someone would have tried to hang something related to Halloween on 10/31 __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

10-10-2007, 11:43 AM	#183
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Waiting on Buc but, if nothing in 15 mins, gotta step away for an hour. So, if anyone wants to PM their next picks, have at it. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

10-10-2007, 11:49 AM	#184
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Mustang, Bucc had mentioned he was going to send a pick when you e-mailed him. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

10-10-2007, 01:57 PM	#185
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Yep, tried to get it before I left. Bucc selects 19th Century - April 14, 1865: Lincoln's Assassination __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

10-10-2007, 01:59 PM	#186
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Good pick by Bucc. I definitely had that on my list of Births/Deaths

10-10-2007, 02:24 PM	#187
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Picking now... __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

10-10-2007, 02:31 PM	#188
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Politics: May 17, 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education decision handed down by Supreme Court __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

10-10-2007, 02:50 PM	#189
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	3.9 - (birthday/death) June 10 323 BC, Alexander the Great dies. By the time of his death, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the known world. (On a side note, I really wanted the Magna Carta signing to be my political event but, it was blocked) __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its... Last edited by Mustang : 10-10-2007 at 02:51 PM.

10-10-2007, 03:09 PM	#190
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Oh great. My turn? __________________ Come and see.

10-10-2007, 03:11 PM	#191
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Yes but, you have time. I have to step out. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

10-10-2007, 03:13 PM	#192
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	3.10 - Politics: Nov. 19, 1863. The Gettysburg Address. One of the most quoted speeches in United States history, and Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. "Four score and seven years ago..." 4.1 will have to take me some more time to think about... __________________ Come and see.

10-10-2007, 03:21 PM	#193
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	4.1 Television: March 21, 1980, Who Shot JR? In a stroke of brilliance, the CBS show Dallas ended its season with a major cliffhanger, who shot JR Ewing? This one event ushered in the practice of ending seasons with cliffhangers to hang on to viewership. This remains as the single most watched non-series-ending episode of any TV series in the entire world. To quote Wikipedia regarding the worldwide reach of the event: During the summer of 1980, the question "Who shot J.R.?" was asked in everyday conversations across America and worldwide. T-shirts printed with such references as "Who Shot J.R.?" and "I Shot J.R.!" became common over the summer. Betting parlors worldwide took bets as to which one of the 10 or so principal characters had actually pulled the trigger. A session of the Turkish parliament was suspended to allow legislators a chance to get home in time to view the Dallas episode. __________________ Come and see. Last edited by Neon_Chaos : 10-10-2007 at 04:36 PM.

10-10-2007, 03:34 PM	#194
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	And Neon_Chaos has secured SkyDog's vote.